Adam Bakri

Adam Bakri (Arabic: آدم بكري; born May 15, 1988) is an Israeli-born Palestinian actor.[1][2] He made his feature film debut by starring in Oscar-nominated film Omar, directed by Hany Abu-Assad. He currently lives in New York.

Adam Bakri
Bakri in 2013
Born (1988-05-15) May 15, 1988
Jaffa, Israel
Nationality
Alma mater
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
Spouse
Cynthia Samuel
​
(m. 2022)​
[3]
Parent
Relatives

Early life

Adam Bakri comes from a cinematic family; he is the son of Mohammad Bakri, brother of Saleh Bakri and Ziad Bakri.[4] After completing a bachelor's degree in English literature and Theater arts at Tel Aviv University, he trained at New York's Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.[5]

Career

Bakri began his acting career in theater at the age of 13, when he first took the stage performing in Ululation of the Land at the Al-Midan Theater in Haifa and Nazareth.[6] Shortly after his graduation, he landed the lead role in Hany Abu-Assad's drama thriller Omar.

In 2014, he was cast as the male lead in Asif Kapadia's adaptation of Ali and Nino, the Azerbaijan's national novel placed during the first Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.[7]

In 2018, Bakri played the male lead in an Australian feature film titled Slam, written and directed by Partho Sen-Gupta, shot in Sydney, Australia.[8] In England, he joined the main cast of Gavin Hood's political thriller Official Secrets in the role of Katharine Gun's husband.[9]

Filmography
Year Title Role Director(s) Notes
2012 Unfold Elias Sohnoun Ingrid Chikhaoui Short film
2013 Omar Omar Hany Abu-Assad
2014 A little bit of bad Kenneth Patrick von Barkenberg Short film
2016 Ali and Nino Ali Khan Shirvanshir Asif Kapadia
2018 Slam Ricky Nasser Partho Sen-Gupta
2019 Official Secrets Yasar Gun Gavin Hood
Amsterdam to Anatolia Marwan Susan Youssef Short film

Awards and nominations
Year Organization Award Work Result Ref.
2013 Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actor Omar Nominated [10]
2014 Malmö Arab Film Festival Best actor Won [11][12]
2015 Chlotrudis Awards Best actor Nominated [13]
2018 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Best actor Slam Nominated
2019 Women Film Critics Circle Best screen couple (shared with Keira Knightley) Official Secrets Nominated [14]

References
  1. Nagy, Andrew (December 8, 2021). "Adam Bakri is Our Breakthrough Actor of the Year". GQ. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  2. "Discovery: Adam Bakri". Interview Magazine. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2022. I'm a Palestinian Israeli.
  3. "Cynthia Samuel Gets Married!!". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  4. Rothe, Nina (May 21, 2013). "Believing: Hany Abu-Assad's Omar Gets Standing Ovation in Cannes". HuffPost.
  5. "Cheers for Palestinian film of love and betrayal". Al Arabiya. May 20, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  6. "APSA academy members: Adam Bakri". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  7. Kay, Jeremy (May 19, 2014). "Adam Bakri joins Asif Kapadia's Ali and Nino". Screen International.
  8. "Partho Sen-Gupta's 'Slam' to be French-Australian co-pro". If magazine. May 23, 2017.
  9. Bentley, Rick (August 29, 2019). "Katharine Gun speaks out for 'Official Secrets'". Chicago Tribune.
  10. Bodey, Michael (December 13, 2013). "Omar named best film at Asia Pacific awards". The Australian. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  11. Lundgren, Fredrik (October 3, 2014). "Malmö Arab Film Festival 2014 – Recensioner och vinnare". Konstpretton (in Swedish). Archived from the original on January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  12. "MAFF 2014: Archive". Malmö Arab Film Festival. 20 July 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  13. "21st Annual Awards". Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film. March 22, 2015. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  14. "The 2019 Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Winners". Next Best Picture. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
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